“hy . “oe ’ ay STATE OF FLORIDA Ay, EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION nan vy JIM HORNE, as Commissioner of Education, Petitioner, vs. Case Number: 012-1342-M CHARLES A. VANDEGRIFT, Respondent. 6 | . Daqy Pi L / ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT Petitioner, Jim Horne, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative Complaint against CHARLES A. VANDEGRIFT. The Petitioner seeks the appropriate disciplinary sanction of the Respondent's educator's certificate pursuant to Sections 1012.795 and 1012.796, Florida Statutes, and pursuant to Rule 6B-1006, Florida Administrative Code, Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida, said sanctions specifically set forth in Sections 1012.795() and 1012.796(7), Florida Statutes. The Petitioner alleges: JURISDICTION 1. The Respondent holds Florida educator's certificate 483663, covering the area of Automotive Mechanics which is valid through June 30, 2008. 2. At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was emp‘oyed as an {Industrial Education Teacher at Mid Florida Technical School in the Orange County School District. MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS 3. On or about November 18, 2001, Respondent confronted a student in an CHARLES A. VANDEGRIFT Administrative Complaint Page 2 of 2 aggressive and hostile manner in that the Respondent yelled in the student’s face, cursed the student and threatened to do physical harm to the student. STATUTE VIOLATIONS COUNT |. _ The allegations of misconduct set forth herein are in violation of Section 1012.795(1)(i), Florida Statutes, in that Respondent has violated the Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession prescribed by State Board of Education rules. RULE VIOLATIONS COUNT 2. The allegations of misconduct set forth herein are in violation of Rule 6B-1.006(3)(a), Florida Administrative Code, in that Respondent failed to make reasonable effort to protect the student from conditions harmful to learning and/or to the student's mental and/or physical health and/or safety. COUNT 3. _ The allegations of misconduct set forth herein are in violation of Rule 6B-1.006(3)(e), Florida Administrative Code, in that Respondent has intentionally exposed a student to unnecessary embarrassment or disparagement. WHEREFORE, the Petitioner recommends that the Education Practices Commission impose an appropriate penalty pursuant to the authority provided in Sections 1012.795(1) and 1012.796(7), Florida Statutes, which penalty may include a reprimand, probation, restriction of the authorized scope of practice, administrative fine, suspension of the teaching certificate not to exceed three years, permanent revocation of the teaching certificate, or combination thereof, for the reasons set forth herein, and in accordance with the Explanation and Election of Rights forms which are attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference. EXECUTED on this Qo day of Mag 2004, Jim H me, as Con¥nissioner of Education, State of Florida

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